Radical environmentalism on the rise, RCMP report says

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Source: Canadian Press

There is a "growing radicalized environmentalist faction" in Canada that is opposed to the country's energy sector policies, says a newly declassified intelligence report.

The RCMP criminal intelligence assessment, focusing on Canadian waters, cites potential dangers from environmental activists to offshore oil platforms and hazardous marine shipments, representing perhaps the starkest assessment of such threats by the Canadian security community to date.

The report drew a sharp dismissal from Greenpeace -- a prominent environmental group singled out in the document -- which suggested it could simply be an effort by security authorities to tell the Harper government what it wants to hear.

The Canadian Press obtained a heavily censored copy of the September 2011 threat assessment of marine-related issues under the Access to Information Act.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/07/29/pol-radical-environmentalism-growing-intelligence-report-warns.html

[Kolesar]

1. Bunch of clods

Harper's only interest is that capital prevails.

[lostnote12]

2. Certainly a Shot Across the Bow!!!.....sounds like another Blackwater contract in the making!!!

[Grey]

3. Beware of Treehuggers....

"growing radicalized environmentalist faction"

Count me in....

[primavera]

8. I was going to say...

... where do I join up?

[Joe Shlabotnik]

4. What a load of corporate propaganda from the PMO

These stooges have no credibility or accountability or shame. They're a bloated, self serving, secretive, corrupt, and incompetent old boys club thats out of control, and out of touch. But they're protected as long as they do the bidding, and parrot the party line of the Prime Minister.

Between these ass clowns, Elections Canada, crony appointments to the Senate and industry ombudsmen positions, gutting government regulatory and watchdog agencies; it looks like the conservative pro-corporate element is digging in for the long haul like a cancer.

[Nambe]

5. Government policies vs Life on Planet Earth

This "faction" is far bigger and stronger than any political force. Time will tell.

[Earth_First]

6. Yes, environmentalism *IS* pretty radical...

:highfive:

[cheapdate]

7. "Tactics employed by activist groups are intended to intimidate...

"...and have the potential to escalate to violence."

Damn right.

[Hoodoo]

9. Who's radical?

History will see environmental "radicals" as true conservatives. It's the corporations and today's Conservatives who will be considered "radical".

[Canuckistanian]

10. And mainstream environmentalism is on the rise, too

I don't know ANY Canadian who's FOR our environmental and energy policies.

Unfortunately, we're stuck with this "radical corporatist" Harper for another 2 years